“Inflation and Diseases Endangering Nigeria’s Ginger Export”

Ibrahim Sodangi, a Professor of Agronomy and Provost College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Kaduna State University (KASU) has said that ginger exportation is being threatened by inflation and fungi diseases in Nigeria.
Sodangi who spoke at a one-day workshop on Empowerment Resilient Ginger Farmers in Kaduna on Tuesday organised by Mercy Corps explained that the method of processing ginger in the country is a problem, saying that processing ginger has not been standardised with result that microbiological, organoleptic and chemical properties of products often falls short of importers specification.
Sodangi also maintained that in 2023, Nigeria grossed N10 billion in export but the position is threatened by fungi as Nigeria may not be able to export only 30% of ginger.
He further lamented that only 15 per cent of farmers consult Government Agriculture Extension Workers on the use of the right pesticide as he called on the government to assist group formation and strengthen the actors in the ginger value chain and eradication of barriers for women participation in the ginger value chain.